Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-07

SPORTS and PlgYIABS.
Baseball Notes from Points
East and West.
Interest Shown in the
Race for the Amer
lea Cup.
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A unarksd feafars Of the ChiesRos -
nasfou q that thsy always plsy -
eheV eufoyed q. No one ever sees tnem
plsy 8 lisfless, den't-oare game.
wizard. one Of the Harvards, u to
astand ths IeesaEes Of tbs Harvard Iaw
eshaal next fall, and viii. therefore, Dc
asea n his old position 81 nfss.
asnSuiar that Waahisaton should
have licked Chicaro ana Nss 1oiE
neasfV out o. their hcotss ana yes 70
aais have taken bat so games Ifo1n
Indianapolis.
Arson il usosed ~ saying that NsU
York vii never wi1 tae championship
unsfs lie players are propsFly IAnAge0
and Disciplined.
Asves no post o4Iiss IN Aissoafi has
been namad after Won der Ahes altno1Rn
gsorstary Mnnson cad several OF the
Beown's players hass been compliment
Cd thai way
In eha second inning OF the wash
lne1on- Dstroit game Of the Z0th, when
1Im WhltneY stepped 10 tbe paate be
va uresensed with besutifnl set ring
IN hshaf az q eoteFis Of admiTeFs who
vera seated In the grand sand.
Whatever else may Be safd d GsoFRa's
pitohina, not q home run has been msds
n aim Ia the nite games be has pitch
"a, which record is n0s eqa&iied BY any
other League pitcher Tor the nambsF OF
games played.
.John,s said the wife Of b5se bah
amviFe, "fommy has been bad little
boy today"
SIs that soSo be replied sbseut mind
edlY. well, I'll HDe him &25."
Ths Metropolitan team has intro
duoed a nsw and sleyeF play Ia order to
ed iFst base on called balls. After 3
baftsF has had four bslia called on the
olfchaF and less than three Strikes
eRainst hi1naeIf, he changes bis position
10 NE other side Of The plate, and tue
chances are strongly Ia favor OF The
neat ball being called. Thns far q has
worked like q charm
In the eame Of July Il, 81 Duluth
between Fan Claire and Duluth. Qninr
and Earle scored home runs. EAEie'l
home ran IN the seventh bF0ught IN
three runs, while Q7inn's IN the eighth
ala the sanae. This IL the hret tune thil
wear that two home runs have beer
scored With the bases hlled each time L
slnais game.
A year AGO Boyle, who has been catch
the 60 brilliantly for she Sc. Loot
BFowns 10 the abaencs Of BushenR, "a
4 stove puddieE, working 10 hours q d.
Cor $40 I week. In 70 days be oaugh
e games. He caught July 3. two game
on The Alb on the 9Th snd 9Th, or fy
games In four days.
Nothing In base ball circles ha
Rratifed ne more, says Henry Chad
wick, than the eemplete success Of Pres
idsnt Spalding'a temperance policy i
1hs ruaning OF q club team, IS pFaoti
oaIly illustrated By the rapid progress
shia last Monday made By the Chioae
team toward the goal OF the shampiou
chip. The Chicago oluh's career unde
thetumperance T lar, has optngo the eye
Of club directors 70 the folly Of lonEt
eondoulng the costly offence OF drunk
enneaa 10 the ranks.
William b. spooneF, Who died sudden
? 81 heast dlsssas. Jnly 10. In philade
phia, Pa, MAS at enc time q pFominen
amateur OF that city. he organizes
and was The leading spirit Of she orig
nal Philadelphia elVb, which aoarishe
n years ego In The quaker city. Unds
his direction the Oakdalo Park bal
ground vas formally opened 10 %
public Jaly DO, 1866, by game belWeel
ths Athieiio and Philadelphia clubs
TIE Athletics won By score Of IS 10 10
Lew simmons leading 10 batting for th
winners, making no fever than 10 rum
Mr.. william Goldman Who recent
arrived from California, will prove
valuable acquisition 90 our home clul
- be is good pitcher and occuple,
second place In the latest batting FeooF,
Of the Southern California League.
Following is the standing Of the dil
ferent clubs Ia the National League, q
70 and inoindina August 5th